Nutrition Tips for Total Wellness for Women 40 yrs Plus

Today, messages are everywhere on the importance of a well balanced nutritional diet and with a few simple changes in what we consume, we will certainly gain improvement in our health and feeling of total Wellness.

Our bodies become less forgiving as we age and therefore more attention must be paid to both a nutritional diet, and also that we include exercise or physical activity into our days.

‘Successful ageing’ means we suffer little or no decline in organ function and metabolic activity, allowing us to hinder ordinary ‘body ageing’.

Research has shown that following certain diets may increase the risk of contracting heart disease, developing certain cancers and even triggering a stroke. Your dietary intake can also affect how strong your illness symptoms are, or the effectiveness of your recovery. Obesity is one of the most widespread problems in today’s western world, prompting diabetes, arthritis, heart disease and certain cancers. A healthy, well balanced nutritional diet should include the correct proportion and type of protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins and minerals allowing the body to absorb the correct nutrients it needs for body energy, growth and repair.

Dietary fibre (both Soluble – found in fruit, vegetables, pulses and oat bran and Insoluble – found in rice, wholegrains, dried fruit and nuts) is an essential nutrient, protecting us against many symptoms of age such as heart disease, ulcers, gallstones, hiatus hernia, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, constipation, irritable bowl syndrome and cancer of the digestive tract.

Unsaturated fats such as those found in olive oil (monosaturated fats), sunflower and soya oils, nuts and seeds (polyunsaturated fats include omega-6 oils), and oily fish (polyunsaturated fats include omega-3) are best. These essential fatty acids (EFA’s) can assist in lowering cholesterol, and also protect against heart disease and stroke.

Along with all the above, it is vital that we receive glyco-nutrients in our diet. These are sugars known as the "code of life" in the human body and are directly responsible for "cell to cell" communication and proper immune system function. To learn more about these essential sugars, visit Glyconutrients-health-nutrition.com

For total wellness for women 40 yrs plus, it is also vital that we include antioxidants in our diets, the main sources coming from fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. An excellent method of consuming the daily requirement of vitamins, minerals as well as antioxidants is in juices, including the amazing benefits of blueberries. Yes, pop all the ingredients into a juicer and blend for a delicious cocktail, which is oh so good for our bodies. And yummy too!

In my opinion, we can all be reasonably healthy by maintaining a nutritionally balanced diet. However, should we wish to obtain optimum health as women 40 yrs plus, it may be necessary to use antixodant supplements which may assist in degenerative diseases of ageing and also the deterioration of body tissues and mental functioning.

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How good is it to sit around with your girlfriends and gossip over a cup of tea? This is something I enjoy immensely. So, why not take the opportunity and substitute your black tea, with green tea, or herbal tea or one of the many varieties available today? Enjoy the flavours as well as the benefits with antioxidants in tea. Yumm! I'm crazy for tea. Aren't you?

Everyone's personal nutritional needs differ, however if you experiment, you will come up with a nutritionally well balanced diet suitable for you.

As we age into our mid-life years, we are dogged with gaining weight, especially around the mid-riff or waistline. Recent studies show that consuming smaller portions of food at more regular 2-3 hourly intervals will assist in controlling the creeping weight gain. This method keeps your metabolism burning and avoids overfilling with larger portions.

If you wish to create your own Free Diet Plan, the process is quite simple. Follow the tips and devise your own healthy eating regime and lose weight successfully.

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